5-year-old Girl Injured by Dog Attack in Detroit

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- A 5-year-old girl is in critical condition as of May 9 due to an attack from multiple dogs, according to The Detroit News.

The girl had previously been playing with several dogs at a home on Detroit's east side, but at around 5 pm, the canines mauled her when she went outside the house with them.

There were six dogs in the house, but several more in the backyard shared with another home. There may have been ten dogs at the site in total, according to WXYZ-TV.

It is still unknown how many of the dogs attacked the child.

Following the attack, the girl was rushed into surgery. She suffered injuries to her back and intestines.

The owner of the six dogs connected with the incident was arrested on outstanding warrants, one of which included the failure to turn over one dog that had previously bitten someone.

Three of the dogs involved are currently missing and being searched for by police.

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(1) If a dog bites a person, without provocation while the person is on public property, or lawfully on private property, including the property of the owner of the dog, the owner of the dog shall be liable for any damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness.

(2) A person is lawfully on the private property of the owner of the dog within the meaning of this act if the person is on the owner's property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or if the person is on the owner's property as an invitee or licensee of the person lawfully in possession of the property unless said person has gained lawful entry upon the premises for the purpose of an unlawful or criminal act.

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